Recent Obituaries
Lancaster, PA and surrounding areas
Freda Mae Shaub
Jun 30, 2015
Freda Mae Shaub, 90, formerly of Lancaster, passed away on Tuesday, June 30, 2015 at Quarryville Presbyterian Community after a brief illness. She had resided there for the past 1 ½ years. Freda was born September 9, 1924 in Lancaster, daughter of the late Chester Clarence Eckman and Sarah Dull Eckman. She was predeceased by her husband, Henry Haverstick...
Charles E. “Chuck” Williams
Jun 30, 2015
Charles E. "Chuck" Williams, 69, of Lancaster, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, June 30, 2015 at LGH. He was born in McKeesport, PA to the late William D. and Jane (Byrnes) Williams. Chuck is survived by his wife Janyce (Shema) Williams. Chuck graduated from California University of Pennsylvania focusing in Secondary Education and Industrial Arts. His career spanned from...
Mary Elizabeth "Mary Beth" Spangler Doerr
Jun 29, 2015
Mary Elizabeth Spangler Doerr (Mary Beth) age 85, a resident of Willow Valley Retirement Community in Lancaster, PA, passed away June 29, 2015 after a long illness. She was born in Lancaster on November 11, 1929 to Richard L. and Mary A. Spangler and was the oldest of six children. She was a 1947 graduate of Lancaster Catholic High...
Lorraine Sensenig
Jun 28, 2015
"When you remember me, do it with a kind deed or word to someone who needs you. If you do as I ask, I will live forever."
Lorraine Sensenig, 87, died June 28, 2015 in the care of The Mennonite Home and Lancaster Hospice. Born in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, she was the daughter of the late Jesse K....
Barry Lee Gieg
Jun 28, 2015
Barry Lee Gieg, 68, Lancaster, passed away Sunday, June 28, 2015 under the care of the Lebanon VA Hospice, Pennsylvania. He was the son of the late Harry and Dorothy (Rote) Gieg and husband of Fanny (Mast) Gieg. Barry was the Purchasing Manager for Advanced Conversion Technology, Middletown, retiring in 2013. Besides his wife, he is survived by his...
Donald Heege
Jun 28, 2015
Donald Heege, of Lancaster passed away Sunday, June 28, 2015 at Lancaster General Hospital. Born in Jamesburg, NJ he was the son of the late Lester L. Heege and the late Mae (Hogancamp) Kuciej. He was married to Candis M. Heege for over 39 years. Donald worked as a manufacturing representative for Pactiv for many years and most recently...
Melinda T. Mumma
Jun 27, 2015
Melinda T. Mumma, 77, of Lancaster, passed away at Homestead Village on Saturday, June 27, 2015. She was the wife Harvey M. Mumma for 57 years. Melinda was born in Manhattan to the late Hugh and Elizabeth (Laidlaw) Thomson.
Melinda graduated from Suffern High School, Suffern, NY, and attended Hood College, Frederick, MD. A very family oriented...
John Meredith Holmes
Jun 27, 2015
John Meredith Holmes died peacefully at Willow Valley Lakeside in Willow Street, PA on June 27. 2015, in the morning; he had just reached the age of 90. John is survived by his wife of 68 years, Shirley Elizabeth (Gibbs) Holmes currently residing in Willow Street, PA; and, his daughter, Melynda Lee Holmes wife of E. John Mohler who...
Robert H. Guissanie
Jun 27, 2015
Robert H. Guissanie, 73, of Mount Joy, passed away at the Lancaster General Hospital on Saturday, June 27, 2015. He was the loving husband of Mary Elizabeth (Martin) Guissanie for 49 years. Bob and Mary formerly lived in Bergen and Monmouth Counties, NJ, before retiring to Lancaster County.
Bob was born in Teaneck, NJ, to the late...
Drew Thomas Carpenter
Jun 25, 2015
We lost Drew on June 25th; our lives have changed, our hearts are broken – we will never forget him and we will love him forever. He is survived by his parents, Thomas Earl and Pamela Winger Carpenter of Lititz, his son, Dylan Thomas Carpenter of Holtwood, and his maternal grandparents, William Carl Jr. and Mary Robbye Winger of...
Dorothy M. (Horton) Smith
Jun 25, 2015
Dorothy M. (Horton) Smith, 93, of Lancaster, died Thursday, June 25, 2015 at St. Anne's Retirement Community. Born in Wilkes-Barre, she was the wife of the late Glenn C. Smith, who died June 14, 2005. She was the daughter of the late James and Margaret (Keating) Horton. Dorothy was employed as a sales clerk for Hickory Farms for 10...
Daniel D. Speicher
Jun 24, 2015
Daniel D. Speicher, 74, of Lancaster, passed away on Wednesday, June 24, 2015 at Hospice and Community Care in Mt. Joy. He was the loving husband of Kathleen Spinelli Speicher, with whom he shared 42 years of marriage this past December 11th. Born in Lancaster, he was the son of the late Wilbert R. and Ferne Weaver Speicher. Dan...
Harry J. Mclaughlin
Jun 24, 2015
Harry J. McLaughlin, 94, of Landisville, passed away peacefully, on Wednesday, June 24, 2015, at Oak Leaf Manor North. Born in Coatesville, to the late John and Minnie E. (Moore) McLaughlin, he was the husband of the late Yolanda (Di Leo) McLaughlin. Harry proudly served his country in the US Army during World War II. After being honorably discharged,...
William Alexander Cashaw
Jun 23, 2015
William Alexander Cashaw, 38, of Lancaster, PA, passed away unexpectedly on June 23, 2015. Born in Aliquippa, PA, he was the son of Ondra Eugene Cashaw and Sylvania Marie Ferguson; father of William Alexander Cashaw II; and the proud grandfather of Faith Marie Cashew. William was the fiancé of Lyndell Marie Gjanci. He was on the Alumni of Thaddeus...
Robert E. Rhoads
Jun 23, 2015
Robert E. Rhoads, 76, 5518 Pine Street, Harrisburg, PA, formerly of Akron, passed away on Tuesday, June 23, 2015. Born in Lancaster, he was the son of the late Ephraim H. and Miriam M. Miller Rhoads. He attended Trinity Evangelical Congregational Church. Robert enjoyed going to the "Old Country Buffet" whenever he was invited for dinner, family gatherings, and...
Kevin James Cascio
Jun 23, 2015
After his eight year-long battle with addiction, Kevin's fight is over. It breaks my heart to tell you that yesterday we lost a son, a brother, a friend and one of the most compassionate souls ever to have walked the earth. As Kevin's young life ends, the rest of our lives are changed forever; made better by walking alongside...
Joseph J. Mihaliak
Jun 22, 2015
Joseph J. Mihaliak, 89, of Lancaster, passed away Monday, June 22, 2015, at the Lebanon VA Medical Center. He celebrated 65 years of marriage with his wife Teresa (Ziegler) Mihaliak on July 5, 2014. Joe was born in Coatesville to the late James and Victoria (Antolchek) Mihaliak.
Joe served 4 years in the US Navy as a...
Josephine (Mosca) Newhard
Jun 21, 2015
Josephine (Mosca) Newhard, 95, died on June 21, 2015 at Brethren Village, in Lancaster, PA, where she and her late husband, Nelson, resided since 1993. She was born near Dudley, PA, and later moved to Philadelphia where she attended Philadelphia Girls High and graduated from the Mt Sinai Hospital School of Nursing in Philadelphia, with an RN degree in...
Donald L. Nicklaus
Jun 21, 2015
Donald L. Nicklaus, 67, of Lancaster, PA, passed on Sunday, June 21, 2015. Born in San Diego, CA at the Naval Hospital, he was the son of the late Paul C. Nicklaus and Dorothy (Richwine) Nicklaus of Manheim. He attended St. Anthony of Padua grade school and graduated in 1965 from Lancaster Catholic High School. He attended college in...
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